October 28, 2010
Big Brother Might Be Watching You
Edge Magazine
Taxation Partner Kevin Packman authored an Edge Magazine article titled "Big Brother Might Be Watching You."
Internal Revenue Service revenue agents have a number of tools available to help with examinations. Technology is just one of the tools being utilized in ever increasing ways to help close the tax gap and reduce the extent of non-compliance. IRS Commissioner Shulman has publicly stated the importance of investing in technology for this very purpose, and the Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved the IRS' request for $387 million to modernize its business systems.
Internal Revenue Service revenue agents have a number of tools available to help with examinations. Technology is just one of the tools being utilized in ever increasing ways to help close the tax gap and reduce the extent of non-compliance. IRS Commissioner Shulman has publicly stated the importance of investing in technology for this very purpose, and the Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved the IRS' request for $387 million to modernize its business systems.